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Time to extinguish the exotic flame: Lessons from the 2021 Cape Town fire

South African Journal of Botany / University of Cape Town. This registry entry connects 39 plant records to 39 normalized source rows. It is primary fire evidence whose independent lineage can affect a fire classification. Evidence kind: lab-tested; lineage: independent (UCT post-Table-Mountain-fire study).

Publisher: South African Journal of Botany / University of Cape Town
Region: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Evidence kind: Lab-tested
Linked plants: 39
Normalized rows: 39
Fire-evidence rows: 39

Forty-two taxa were assessed for fresh- and dry-leaf ignitibility and sustainability plus combustibility. Twenty leaves were collected from each of five biological replicates per taxon; ten leaves were used for fresh tests and ten for dry tests after trait measurement.

Laboratory means were recomputed from the official UCT raw-data workbook. Published Table 1 supplies identities and 2021 burn observations where the deposited workbook uses shorthand or contains typographical discrepancies. Native/exotic group differences are not converted into species verdicts. The abstract and methods state 22 native and 20 exotic taxa, while the published Table 1 labels and deposited workbook count 23 native and 19 exotic; the row-level labels are preserved without resolving that conflict. Phoenix canariensis and Pinus pinea receive avoid evidence only because the authors explicitly describe the former as a great danger during fire events and the latter as a wildfire hazard. Workbook SHA-256: 7f9ed8308007a35e522937252ed8fd84995b4c36ad2bfbe0d0604086aed3f46a.

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Linked plant records (39)

Each row names the evidence channel this source supports. Range, status, hardiness, and fire-ecology context remain separate from fire classification.

Plant	Source use
African CycadsEncephalartos	fire evidence · 1
African ElmCeltis africana	fire evidence · 1
African Flea BaneTarchonanthus camphoratus	fire evidence · 1
African PlumeBauhinia galpinii	fire evidence · 1
African sumacSearsia lancea	fire evidence · 1
Algerian ivyHedera canariensis	fire evidence · 1
American sweetgumLiquidambar styraciflua	fire evidence · 1
Atlas cedarCedrus atlantica	fire evidence · 1
Bird's Eye BushOchna serrulata	fire evidence · 1
BlackwoodAcacia melanoxylon	fire evidence · 1
Blossom treeVirgilia divaricata	fire evidence · 1
Boston ivyParthenocissus tricuspidata	fire evidence · 1
Brazilian flame creeperPyrostegia venusta	fire evidence · 1
Brilliant IndigoIndigofera cytisoides	fire evidence · 1
Broad Leaved Yellow WoodPodocarpus latifolius	fire evidence · 1
Bush SweatpeaPodalyria calyptrata	fire evidence · 1
Canary palmPhoenix canariensis	fire evidence · 1
Cape Silver TreeLeucadendron argenteum	fire evidence · 1
Cape-DateCanthium inerme	fire evidence · 1
Common Num-numCarissa bispinosa	fire evidence · 1
CypressCupressus sp.	fire evidence · 1
Fatherland RedwoodKiggelaria africana	fire evidence · 1
Ficus microcarpaFicus nitida	fire evidence · 1
Italian cypressCupressus sempervirens and related cypress	fire evidence · 1
Late CotoneasterCotoneaster lacteus	fire evidence · 1
Natal figFicus natalensis	fire evidence · 1
OleanderNerium oleander	fire evidence · 1
Pin oakQuercus palustris	fire evidence · 1
PoplarPopulus sp.	fire evidence · 1
PyracanthaPyracantha angustifolia	fire evidence · 1
River SheoakAllocasuarina cunninghamiana	fire evidence · 1
Rock CandlewoodMaytenus oleoides	fire evidence · 1
Stone pinePinus pinea	fire evidence · 1
Sweet chestnutCastanea sativa	fire evidence · 1
Tar PeaBolusafra bituminosa	fire evidence · 1
TipaTipuana tipu	fire evidence · 1
Umdoni WaterberrySyzygium cordatum	fire evidence · 1
white milkwoodSideroxylon inerme	fire evidence · 1
White RaisinGrewia bicolor	fire evidence · 1

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